FARGO, N.D. -- Rachel Cue threw her second straight shutout, a three-hitter, and Camille Fowler went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in to lead South Dakota to a 7-0 win over North Dakota State in a Summit League softball game played Saturday, April 15, before 151 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. USD won two of three games in the series.

NDSU (5-4 SL, 18-25) is scheduled to play at league-leading Western Illinois (8-2 SL, 17-23) on April 22-23 in Macomb. The Leathernecks are hosting IUPUI in a doubleheader today.

Cue (6-8) shut out the Bison for the second straight day. She allowed only seven hits over 14 innings in the series. Cue struck out three, hit three batters and walked one in completing her third shutout of the season.

South Dakota (6-6 SL, 15-25) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on Christy Warnock's two-out line drive home run over the left field fence.

The Coyotes extended the the lead to 4-0 in the top of the fourth. Lauren Slater drew a bases-loaded walk, while Fowler delivered a two-out, two-run single to center.

USD widened the gap to 6-0 in the top of the sixth. Morgan Vasa had a RBI single, while Jamie Holscher scored on a wild pitch. Jessica Rogers' squeeze bunt scored Fowler in the seventh to make the final. Warnock and Vasa each had two hits as the Coyotes finished with nine overall.

KK Leddy (6-7) and Jacquelyn Sertic pitched for North Dakota State with Leddy taking the loss. The pair combined to strike out eight and walk four.

The Bison, which stranded eight runners, were paced by doubles from Bre Beatty and Montana DeCamp. Stephanie Soriano was hit by pitch twice to tie the NDSU single-game record.